Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1885 — The Democratic Country Press. [ARTICLE]

The Democratic Country Press.

in the political campaigns in which the Democracy sustained defeat after defeat, previous to the victory last November, the men who to a large extent bore the burden and the heat of the day-vzho, in spite of discouragementsoi all kinds, were never dismayed -who always held aloft the flag of their party, and cheer - ed and led the Democratic hosts on to further contests—were the editors of the Democratic country papers. In many counties in Republican States especially they with great SPWty maintained a foothold for their papers, and in numerous instances' only by great self-denial and perslstbe. Every t lung was against them,yet they struggled bravely pn, until at last one great object for which they fought and worked—the election of a Democratic administrationlias been accomplished.

. The Republican party, after its accession to Dower, was quick to recognize the value 01 an able and vigorous rural press in its interest. It took measures, by associating au office with a party paper, to plant papers in many villages which otherwise could not support them. Tax-sale printin £ and the like were also used as efficient sustaining mstrumentahtiea. There is no doubt that the difficulty of dislodging the Republican party was largely increased by the zeal with which the well-sustained country papers were contracted. t The Republican papers considerablyfoutnumberMdthe Democratic papers for the reason that the supplies were much larger. The policy which the Republican party pursued toward its country press is one which ’the incoming administration t may well adopt. As before intimated, no class of men are more entitled to con - sideratiun at the hands of a Democratic administration than the editors of Democratic country papers. We include in this class editors of papers in the smaller cities, for similar truths will hold good in regard to them. The editors of larger papers, while they have been equally hardworking for the party, have not had as great obstacles to contend with, have had a wider clientage, and have neither the disposition nor the need to ask anything of the administration for themselves.

In thei nat ur e of things, there will be many changes in office-hold rs shortly. * There will be a groat many, if no more are effected than has been the case with every nev Rep ub 1 ican administratioi since President Lincoln’s time But whatever the changes, w< bespeak for the hard-working faithful, and m many case poorly recompensed class—the Democratic country editors—the full consideration which their abundant merit demands—Detroit Free Press.